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There is a large number of students.
There are a large number of students.
Which one is correct and why?
I think the first one.Thank you!
There are a large number of students.
Plural are is correct. "Number" in this sense is known as a quantificational noun. It's rather special in that it is 'number transparent', so the form of the verb depends, not on the head of the underlined noun phrase, the singular "number", but on the of-phrase that complements it. The meaning of "number" is such that the complement must be plural, thus the verb must also be plural.
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Exercise 59
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 4
1. Are
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Exercise 5
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